Thermally responsive elastomeric supramolecular polymers featuring flexible aliphatic hydrogen-bonding end-groups

Woodward, P., Merino, D.H., Hamley, I.W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Slark, A.T. and Hayes, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-2991 (2009) Thermally responsive elastomeric supramolecular polymers featuring flexible aliphatic hydrogen-bonding end-groups. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62 (8). pp. 790-793. ISSN 0004-9425 doi: 10.1071/ch09088

Abstract/Summary

The present paper details the synthesis, characterization, and preliminary physical analyses of a series of polyisobutylene derivatives featuring urethane and urea end-groups that enable supramolecular network formation to occur via hydrogen bonding. These polymers are readily accessible from relatively inexpensive and commercially available starting materials using a simple two-step synthetic approach. In the bulk, these supramolecular networks were found to possess thermoreversible and elastomeric characteristics as determined by temperature-dependent rheological analysis. These thermoreversible and elastomeric properties make these supramolecular materials potentially very useful in applications such as adhesives and healable surface coatings.

Additional Information	30th Australasian Polymer Symposium 30 Nov-4 Dec 2008 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF)
Uncontrolled Keywords	THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS, CHEMISTRY, NETWORKS, DYNAMICS, MONOMERS
Additional Information	30th Australasian Polymer Symposium 30 Nov-4 Dec 2008 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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